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The thing I'd like to know is whether there are third parties producing components that Lego doesn't. For example: * A Lego compatible case, that can accept a

by femto 14y ago

The thing I'd like to know is whether there are third parties producing components that Lego doesn't. For example: * A Lego compatible case, that can accept an Arduino board. * A range of Lego compatible sensors and actuators * Other components following the theme of integrating open-source with Lego. * and so on... --- Edit: formatting

mistermann 14y ago
This is a really fantastic idea.
callmeed 14y ago
I don't know about your specific examples but see http://www.brickarms.com http://www.brickarms.com for one. Lego doesn't make guns so they filled that void. I believe it was originally just a guy in his home/garage.
- jack-r-abbit 14y ago
  Those are awesome! Thanks for that link.
cdcarter 14y ago
LEGO allows the BrickCase, with is a compatible iPhone case, so I would imagine at least an Arduino case that accepts LEGO would be fine.
hugs 14y ago
I'm working on something very similar. I'm making a 3D-printable LEGO-Technic compatible version called "Bitbeam". http://bitbeam.org/arduino-mounting-plate http://bitbeam.org/arduino-mounting-plate I started the Bitbeam project because I was prototyping some things in LEGO, but when it came time to figure out how to make many of them, I wasn't too excited about the cost of LEGO... but I was happy with my LEGO design. So I decided to port LEGO dimensions to materials that are easier and cheapier to source myself.
- iamdave 14y ago
  Eghads it's like Ardurino meets the Erector set. Genius.
evoxed 14y ago
Seems like you found my 2013 TODO list... I'm also hoping to do a RasPi case at some point, but as I haven't actually ordered one to play with yet...
pkamb 14y ago
"How A Geek Dad And His 3D Printer Aim To Liberate Legos" http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/04/05/how-a-geek-dad-and-his-3d-printer-aim-to-liberate-legos/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/04/05/how-a-g...
wtracy 14y ago
* A range of Lego compatible sensors and actuators Some that are blessed by Lego: http://www.hitechnic.com/products http://www.hitechnic.com/products ... and some that are not: http://www.mindsensors.com/ http://www.mindsensors.com/ http://www.techno-stuff.com/ http://www.techno-stuff.com/ Also, this exists, targeted at the education market: http://www.vernier.com/products/interfaces/bta-nxt/ http://www.vernier.com/products/interfaces/bta-nxt/

by femto 14y ago

mistermann 14y ago

This is a really fantastic idea.

callmeed 14y ago

I don't know about your specific examples but see http://www.brickarms.com http://www.brickarms.com for one. Lego doesn't make guns so they filled that void. I believe it was originally just a guy in his home/garage.

jack-r-abbit 14y ago
Those are awesome! Thanks for that link.

cdcarter 14y ago

LEGO allows the BrickCase, with is a compatible iPhone case, so I would imagine at least an Arduino case that accepts LEGO would be fine.

hugs 14y ago

I'm working on something very similar. I'm making a 3D-printable LEGO-Technic compatible version called "Bitbeam". http://bitbeam.org/arduino-mounting-plate http://bitbeam.org/arduino-mounting-plate I started the Bitbeam project because I was prototyping some things in LEGO, but when it came time to figure out how to make many of them, I wasn't too excited about the cost of LEGO... but I was happy with my LEGO design. So I decided to port LEGO dimensions to materials that are easier and cheapier to source myself.

iamdave 14y ago
Eghads it's like Ardurino meets the Erector set. Genius.

evoxed 14y ago

Seems like you found my 2013 TODO list... I'm also hoping to do a RasPi case at some point, but as I haven't actually ordered one to play with yet...

pkamb 14y ago

"How A Geek Dad And His 3D Printer Aim To Liberate Legos" http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/04/05/how-a-geek-dad-and-his-3d-printer-aim-to-liberate-legos/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/04/05/how-a-g...

wtracy 14y ago

* A range of Lego compatible sensors and actuators Some that are blessed by Lego: http://www.hitechnic.com/products http://www.hitechnic.com/products ... and some that are not: http://www.mindsensors.com/ http://www.mindsensors.com/ http://www.techno-stuff.com/ http://www.techno-stuff.com/ Also, this exists, targeted at the education market: http://www.vernier.com/products/interfaces/bta-nxt/ http://www.vernier.com/products/interfaces/bta-nxt/